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  • 61Colossal Statues of Akhenaten at East Karnak — The Colossal Statues of Akhenaten at East Karnak depict the 18th dynasty pharaoh, Akhenaten (also known as Amenophis IV or Amenhotep IV), in a distorted representation of the human form. The statues are believed to be from early in his reign,… …

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  • 62COLOSSAL, ALE — adj. Qui est d’une grandeur extraordinaire. Figure colossale. Monument colossal. Avoir une taille colossale. Au pluriel, il n’est guère usité qu’au féminin. Des statues colossales. Proportions colossales. Fig., Puissance colossale. Ressources… …

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  • 63colossal — colossality /kol euh sal i tee/, n. colossally, adv. /keuh los euhl/, adj. 1. extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge. 2. of or resembling a colossus. [1705 15; COLOSS(US) + AL1] Syn. 1. See gigantic. * * * …

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  • 64colossal — Synonyms and related words: Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Olympian, abysmal, aerial, airy, altitudinous, amplitudinous, ascending, aspiring, astronomic, astronomical, awe inspiring, awesome, boundless,… …

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  • 65colossal — co|los|sal Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …

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  • 66colossal — co·los·sal s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS cinem. → kolossal {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1986. ETIMO: dal ted. kolossal …

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  • 67colossal — {{hw}}{{colossal}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Film di alto costo produttivo, con scene grandiose e spettacolari e con molti attori famosi …

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  • 68colossal — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. huge, enormous, immense; see large 1 . See Synonym Study at enormous . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. huge, gigantic, gargantuan, massive, titanic, monstrous, towering, immense, monumental, Brobdingnagian, enormous,… …

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  • 69colossal — co·los·sal || kÉ™ lÉ’sl adj. enormous, gigantic, tremendous …

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  • 70colossal — adjective 1》 extremely large.     ↘Sculpture (of a statue) at least twice life size. 2》 Architecture (of an order) having more than one storey of columns. Derivatives colossally adverb Origin C18: from Fr., from colosse, from L. colossus (see… …

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